Legislative process

This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on the legislative process. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.

Standard Notes

Date	Description
17.08.2011	Pre-legislative scrutiny under the Coalition Government
	This Standard Note takes as its starting point the formation of the Coalition Government in May 2010 and reviews the commitments given on pre-legislative scrutiny by the new Government.
08.08.2011	Proposals for debating petitions and for a public reading stage for bills
	The Select Committee on the Reform of the House of Commons (the Wright Committee) was asked to consider how the public could initiate debates and proceedings in the House. It made recommendations on both involving the public in the legislative process and changing the House of Commons petitions system. The Conservative Party proposed the introduction of a 'public reading' stage at its Conference in September 2009; and, in its 2010 General election manifesto, it outlined plans for giving the general public opportunities to initiate parliamentary proceedings. The Coalition Agreement set out commitments on ensuring that petitions securing 100,000 signatures would be eligible for debate in the House of Commons; allowing members of the public to table a bill linked to the petition with most signatures; and introducing a public reading stage for Government bills, which would allow the public to comment on proposed legislation online. This note reviews these commitments and the progress that has been made.
18.07.2011	PIL: Bills whose Commons committee stage has been taken in Committee of the Whole House
	This PIL lists Bills whose Commons committee stage has been taken in Committee of the Whole House
24.02.2011	PIL: Free Votes
27.10.2010	PIL: Government Defeats in the House of Lords

Research Papers

Date	Description
11.02.2011	Wash-up 2010
	The wash-up period at the end of a Parliament allows a Government to get onto the statute book essential or non-controversial legislation that would not otherwise complete its passage through Parliament because of Dissolution. This paper describes the wash-up process; reviews the proceedings on wash-up in 2010; and provides details of Bills that received Royal Assent in each of the last six wash-up periods.
31.03.2003	Parliamentary Questions Debate Contributions and Participation in Commons Divisions
	Parliamentary questions; Debate contributions and participation in Commons divisions: statistics for session 2001/02. House of Commons Research Paper 03/32.
14.03.2001	Regulatory Reform Bill (HL):order-making power and parliamentary aspects (Bill 51 of 2000-01)
	Regulatory Reform Bill (HL):order-making power and parliamentary aspects. (Bill 51 of 2000/01). House of Commons Library Research Paper 01/27.

Select Committee Reports

Date	Description
24.10.2011	Orders laid under clauses 7(2) and 9 of the Localism Bill.
	Procedure Select Committee (HL) report [Lords]
02.02.2011	Constitution Select Committee (HL) tenth report on Money Bills and Commons Financial Privilege.
	Constitution Select Committee (HL) report [Lords]
27.07.2010	Law Commission Bills.
	Procedure Select Committee (HL) report [Lords]
24.02.2010	Explanatory statements on amendments to bills.
	Procedure Select Committee report [Commons]
09.12.2009	Scrutinising statutory instruments: departmental returns, 2008.
	Government response. Leader of the House of Commons; Statutory Instruments Joint Select Committee report [Commons and Lords]

Lords Library Notes

Date	Description
11.02.2011	Wash-up 2010. LLN 2011/007
	Wash-up 2010. House of Lords Library Note 2011/007

Early Day Motions

Date	Description
24.11.2011	POLICE (S.I., 2011, No. 2744)
	That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that thePolicing Protocol Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 2744), dated 15 November 2011, a copy of which was laid before this ...
21.03.2011	LIBEL REFORM
	That this House welcomes the publication of the draft Defamation Bill as an essential step towards the necessary and urgent reform of the UK's outdated and unbalanced libel laws; notes ...
16.11.2010	DRAFT STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS ON NUCLEAR JUSTIFICATION
	That this House notes the recommendations of the Tenth Report of the House of Lords Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee, published on 5 November, in respect of the draft Justification ...
16.11.2010	SLOVAK LANGUAGE ACT
	That this House notes the findings of the European Commission for Democracy through Law, also known as the Venice Commission, regarding the Slovak Republic 2009 State Language Act, ...
15.11.2010	PROTECTION OF LOCAL SERVICES (PLANNING) BILL
	That this House welcomes the introduction by the hon. Member for Selby and Ainsty of the Protection of Local Services (Planning) Bill, via the Private Members' Ballot, with cross-party ...